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nations general assembly in new york. many analysts say that the move may have been intended to gain international approval ahead of today's speech iranian media said that mahmoud ahmadinejad is expected to focus on the themes of global management and fundamental reform of the united nations. during past addresses to the united nations mahmoud ahmadinejad stirred up controversy denying the holocaust and expressing doubt about the official version of the september 11th at terrorist attacks. >>the death toll climbs to 10 in the aftermath of a powerful typhoon that hit japan for people also are missing since the storm moved through the island nation yesterday thousands of homes and businesses were flooded and mudslides destroyed several buildings in areas that are still recovering from the devastating tsunami back in march thousands of people were stranded in tokyo or after many trains were cancelled officials at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant said that there were no major damage is there from the storm >>pope benedict
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you're here for the united nations general assembly. everyone here in america is interested in the status of the two hikers. what is their status today? >> in the name of the almighty, the most gracious and the most merciful. first, allow me to greet all of your viewers and wish the all mighty's blessings upon everyone. the hikers are doing fine and they're living in fairly good conditions and i do hope that they soon they will be freed. >> charlie: you announced they would be freed and then a cour said no. at happened? >> it i not that the court said something against what i had said. the court indicated that they have to go through the due process. and god willing, they will be freed. >> charlie: when? >> in the next few days. >> charlie: the idea was you would have them released prior to your arrival here. as a humanitarian gesture, notwithstanding the fact they have always proclaimed any innocence from any charges. >> now whose idea was this? >> charlie: to release the prisoners. >> no, for them to be released prior to my arrival. >
you're here for the united nations general assembly. everyone here in america is interested in the status of the two hikers. what is their status today? >> in the name of the almighty, the most gracious and the most merciful. first, allow me to greet all of your viewers and wish the all mighty's blessings upon everyone. the hikers are doing fine and they're living in fairly good conditions and i do hope that they soon they will be freed. >> charlie: you announced they would be freed...
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well you know lauren it's really interesting how the united nations general assembly sessions really always become a great reflection of what goes on throughout the world how countries are crocker waiting and not managing to cooperate with each other of course one of the might mean highlights this year is that the face of the arab world has really become completely different in the aftermath of all the uprisings that took place in the arab world one of the means show man that traditionally became sort of the clown of the of the spectacle gadhafi is not here this year he's not here being followed by his female bodyguards he's not here trying to build up tents at central park and he's certainly not here ripping up the u.n. charter which some are seeing sort of as an example of be careful what you wish for he was here attacking the international community and he's no longer here now the other you know interesting personality of course ahmadinejad who is traditionally attacked every time he steps foot in new york city there are already of course a billboard against him in times square bu
well you know lauren it's really interesting how the united nations general assembly sessions really always become a great reflection of what goes on throughout the world how countries are crocker waiting and not managing to cooperate with each other of course one of the might mean highlights this year is that the face of the arab world has really become completely different in the aftermath of all the uprisings that took place in the arab world one of the means show man that traditionally...
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. >> reporter: iran's president ahmadinejad will address the united nations general assembly next week. this iranian journalist jailed in 2004 says the timing of this release announcement is hardly a coincidence. >> if he releases them, it shows the case was political from the beginning. it shows the judiciary has been under the influence of the iranian intelligence and the entire case was a game for the iranian intelligence. >> reporter: now, there's some speculation that ahmadinejad might even bring the two hikers with him to the united states as he comes to address the united nations. that's scheduled for some time next thursday. and, scott, it's worth noting that sarah shourd was released just one week before he addressed the general assembly last year. >> pelley: seth, thank you. there is new evidence today of just how deeply the economic slowdown has hurt americans. the census bureau reports that the recession drove nine million people into poverty and cut the standard of living for millions more. the number living below the poverty line-- that's about $11,000 for an individual--
. >> reporter: iran's president ahmadinejad will address the united nations general assembly next week. this iranian journalist jailed in 2004 says the timing of this release announcement is hardly a coincidence. >> if he releases them, it shows the case was political from the beginning. it shows the judiciary has been under the influence of the iranian intelligence and the entire case was a game for the iranian intelligence. >> reporter: now, there's some speculation that...
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we begin today with our coverage of the sixty sixth united nations general assembly now this morning we heard from president obama of the u.s. of course who in the midst of u.s. wars in afghanistan and iraq but more specific to obama the nato combat mission in libya that he greenlighted for the u.s. well he talked a lot about peace the pursuit of peace peace is more than just the absence of war a lasting peace. he says heart people can live in sustained freedom. and security even as we proclaim our love for peace and our hatred of war. he says hard this is hard yes it certainly does seem so president obama and also when talking about conflicts in the arab world he urged sanctions for syria while he took a much more cautious approach you could say to u.s. allies yemen and bahrain and also as a bid for a vote on palestinian statehood builds up at the u.n. obama said it's not the bodies role to get involved in this wall tens of thousands of palestinians seem to disagree and rallied for this in palestine also one hundred twenty of the un's one hundred ninety three members already recogni
we begin today with our coverage of the sixty sixth united nations general assembly now this morning we heard from president obama of the u.s. of course who in the midst of u.s. wars in afghanistan and iraq but more specific to obama the nato combat mission in libya that he greenlighted for the u.s. well he talked a lot about peace the pursuit of peace peace is more than just the absence of war a lasting peace. he says heart people can live in sustained freedom. and security even as we proclaim...
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looking at live pictures from the united nations general assembly. we have already seen protests in the street outside of the u.n. over his very appearance. we'll take that live when it begins. >>> the topic ahmadinejad could weigh in on today is palestinian statehood as well. it is a proposal we are expecting to hear tomorrow when the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas addresses the united nations. so how do you have a state without borders, right? our fionnuala will take a look at finding those dividing lines in jerusalem. >> reporter: more than 0 years ago the late yasser arafat declared a palestinian state. it didn't happen. so why is israel worried now? well, precisely because of places like this. this settlement on the 1967 borders and juxtapositions between jerusalem to my left and ramallah behind me, just some ten miles apart. this hill top has been the site of many a strategic battle between israel and arab nations. prize -- jerusalem. today a different kind of battle is being played out in the valleys below. the separation barrier divides isr
looking at live pictures from the united nations general assembly. we have already seen protests in the street outside of the u.n. over his very appearance. we'll take that live when it begins. >>> the topic ahmadinejad could weigh in on today is palestinian statehood as well. it is a proposal we are expecting to hear tomorrow when the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas addresses the united nations. so how do you have a state without borders, right? our fionnuala will take a look at...
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and they're pushing themselves into a corner because in november again the general assembly is going to take up the issue. so after each successive installment there going come under pressure but it should but through the united nations. >> rose: let's assume that mr. mousavi had won the election and been given credit for winning the election and was elected. would the irani foreign policy-- foreign policy-- be friend different? haleh? >> when it comes to the nuclear issue, no. but when it comes to reaching out to the outside world to talking indirectly probably out first with the united states sure iwoulhave made the difference. i thk mr. mousavi would have followed the foreign policy o president but don't forget, charlie, that the end it's the supreme leaderho has the last word on foreign policy issues. >> rose: for the time being. >> yes. >> rose: i mean, there's a challenge of the authority. if mr. ahmadinejad is trying to increase his party and you've also got the revolutionary guards they're also part ofthe por equation, are they not? >> sure they are, but we hav seen in the re
and they're pushing themselves into a corner because in november again the general assembly is going to take up the issue. so after each successive installment there going come under pressure but it should but through the united nations. >> rose: let's assume that mr. mousavi had won the election and been given credit for winning the election and was elected. would the irani foreign policy-- foreign policy-- be friend different? haleh? >> when it comes to the nuclear issue, no. but...
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general assembly today. thousands of iranian americans are expected to protest his appearance. >>> the justice department says the gambling site full tilt poker cheated players out of hundreds of millions of dollars. one of the company's lawyers is now responding to those accusations. he says, quote, the fact that there may have been mistakes made by management does not mean that a business becomes a ponzi scheme, end quote. he goes on to state that the company is trying to attract investors so it can pay back players. let's head to atlanta and rob mars an follow. i know we have to talk about tropical storm ophelia. but you'll update us on the sat lie falling to earth. >> yes. nasa is giving us a timeline as to when it may re-enter the earth's atmosphere. let's talk ophelia, up there about 22,000, 23,000 miles away. no threat of this satellite falling into the ocean. ophelia looking healthy against all odds, almost a hurricane, 65-mile-an-hour winds, moving west about 14. still almost a thousand miles from a
general assembly today. thousands of iranian americans are expected to protest his appearance. >>> the justice department says the gambling site full tilt poker cheated players out of hundreds of millions of dollars. one of the company's lawyers is now responding to those accusations. he says, quote, the fact that there may have been mistakes made by management does not mean that a business becomes a ponzi scheme, end quote. he goes on to state that the company is trying to attract...
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nations general assembly. he is a murderer, his actions, his acts of terrorism, extends from lebanon, iraq, afghanistan, to buenos aires. >> that was in reference to a bombing of a jewish center back in 1992. after the speech he'll have more opportunity toss speak out. he's giving a news conference here in new york. martha, back to you. martha: wee look forward to that. eric, thank you very much. eric shawn. bill: will we? >> martha: did you see, he was smiling and waving to everybody on his way in. bill: came in mid-speech with president obama. >>> social security, should it be a state program? there are two republican candidates going back and tpo*t on this, at least two. the big feud we could see during that big debate on the fox news channel. plus this: >> [applause] >> martha: what a moment at the white house, a marine, dakota meyer, the first living marine to receive the medal of honor in 38 years. >> we're either going to go in there or die trying, you know, and that's how it is, you know, that's your b
nations general assembly. he is a murderer, his actions, his acts of terrorism, extends from lebanon, iraq, afghanistan, to buenos aires. >> that was in reference to a bombing of a jewish center back in 1992. after the speech he'll have more opportunity toss speak out. he's giving a news conference here in new york. martha, back to you. martha: wee look forward to that. eric, thank you very much. eric shawn. bill: will we? >> martha: did you see, he was smiling and waving to...
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general assembly of the many american politicians and some protestors outside the united nations are opposed to with us but in john even being there in the first place christine for zone now explores why iran is considered public enemy number one to some. just about everywhere you look at iran continues to develop nuclear weapons someone whether politician or pundit are controlled by a fanatical regime is beating the drums of war how close are we to the point of no return well i think we may be past the point of no return in the sense that iran does have inside the country everything it needs to produce a nuclear weapon that point of no return often exaggerated according to journalist seymour hersh who's in-depth articles recently this one in the new yorker illustrated time and time again the lack of evidence of a nuclear threat from iran the rhetoric though has resulted in widespread support for harsh actions against a country we support a station's program that's the sign to stop the punishment is. aimed at stopping the arrhenius from doing something we know we know they're not doi
general assembly of the many american politicians and some protestors outside the united nations are opposed to with us but in john even being there in the first place christine for zone now explores why iran is considered public enemy number one to some. just about everywhere you look at iran continues to develop nuclear weapons someone whether politician or pundit are controlled by a fanatical regime is beating the drums of war how close are we to the point of no return well i think we may be...
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the sixty six general assembly of the united nations isn't full swing a lot of issues are on the table of course but the key one with planning to raise the question of becoming an independent state being recognized by the united nations on a friday and there is definitely a lot of uncertainty when it comes to this issue since. the u.s. president barack obama said that he wants to see an independent palestine and so who is really authorities by actually met with both the is really leadership and palestinian authorities as well and it seems that the u.s. and israel are on the same page when it comes to seeing an independent palestine in the future of what they say that this can only be done through dialogue through negotiations specifically between palestine and israel while it is planning to take this issue to the united nations and president obama said that the u.s. is not a place where this independent palestinian state could be born and so the u.s. has been threatening that it would veto such a resolution or recognizing that as an independent country meanwhile russia has been persuad
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nations security council but you want to keep that with a general assembly of course that would be more likely that the security council is so much more important and there are fifteen members of the security council at least not in that least eighty percent overwhelming support among them the result of china russia south africa india one of them so in support of this harvesting and but now they don't seem to be in some kind of compromise on the cards because while we understand that abbas will still be physically in this for tomorrow he has agreed to some kind of delay in terms of womenfolk will happen some kind of stimulus here in ramallah saying that they're very disappointed by this it would not want to see any kind of surveys as a basis such as united nations diplomats of missing could see them reviewing this whole process for another few months we're not there yet and so the decision is made wasn't on the french president nicolas sarkozy. he has stated that the united nations should give him this time as a member of zero that president obama has been finds about this that as you m
nations security council but you want to keep that with a general assembly of course that would be more likely that the security council is so much more important and there are fifteen members of the security council at least not in that least eighty percent overwhelming support among them the result of china russia south africa india one of them so in support of this harvesting and but now they don't seem to be in some kind of compromise on the cards because while we understand that abbas will...
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nations security council that's involving people that with the general assembly of course that would have been more widely that the security council is so much more important and they were all fifteen members of the security council at least not in that he states have shown overwhelming support among them was the old china russia south africa india one of their own supporters palestinian but now they just seem to be in some kind of compromise on the cards because while we understand that abbas will still be physician this puts to morrow he has agreed to some kind of delay in terms of when the folks will happen and palestinians here in ramallah saying that they are very disappointed by this it would not want to see any kind of today's debate such as united nations diplomats of missing could see them reviewing this whole process for another few months we're not there yet until a decision is made to also take on the french president nicolas sarkozy. he has said that the united nations should fix it palestine as a monitor member observer not president obama has been quiet about this but
nations security council that's involving people that with the general assembly of course that would have been more widely that the security council is so much more important and they were all fifteen members of the security council at least not in that he states have shown overwhelming support among them was the old china russia south africa india one of their own supporters palestinian but now they just seem to be in some kind of compromise on the cards because while we understand that abbas...
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later today iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the united nations general assembly. now, the middle eastern leader is expected to speak on global management and reform at the united nations. his speech comes in the middle of a palestinian push for statehood a move the iranian president supports. his address comes one day after the two hikers were reunited with their loved ones. josh fattal and shane bauer ran into the arms of their loved ones yesterday. a court found them guilty of spying after crossing into iran while hiking in iraq but a judge granted their release after the oman government paid a million dollars to release them. they will spend the next few days in oman to rest before coming back to the united states. >> i bet they slept well last night. >> can you imagine? 2.5 years. >>> coming up, new details about the release of the iphone 5 and facebook plans a face- lift. how it could change the way you use social media. >>> plus this. [ tires screech ] >> she has a little need for speed. how a bay area granny got her birthday kicks on the racetrack. coming u
later today iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the united nations general assembly. now, the middle eastern leader is expected to speak on global management and reform at the united nations. his speech comes in the middle of a palestinian push for statehood a move the iranian president supports. his address comes one day after the two hikers were reunited with their loved ones. josh fattal and shane bauer ran into the arms of their loved ones yesterday. a court found them guilty...
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ahmadinejad is expected in new york in a few days for the united nations general assembly. >>> in afghanistan, a 20-hour attack in the heart of kabul finally ended this morning. afghan officials announced today all of the attackers are now dead. insurgents had fired rocket- propelled grenades and automatic weapons on several buildings including the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters. four police officers and three civilians were killed. >>> the number of medical marijuana clubs in san jose will soon shrink dramatically. last night the city council approved new restrictions in the numbers of medical pot clubs in the city to be limited to just 10. there were over 100 -- in fact, 140. in addition, the dispensaries will have to cultivate their own product now instead of getting it elsewhere. supporters of the new restrictions say it will allow the city to better monitor the club's activities. >> by having it in that one location, we are able to then regulate with the staffing proposal we have put forward. >> but marijuana activists argued that the new rules will lead to costco-sized pot superstor
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nations general assembly. one of the biggest issues will be palestine's bid to be recognized as a state. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on that. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hey there, joe. good morning, everyone. president obama while he is in new york is planning to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the white house tells us there is no planned meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. and president obama said the u.s. is set to veto that request by the palestinian authority to join the united nations. the white house saying the only two-state solution here is through negotiations, to guarantee a secure israel and a palestinian state. but the president's been criticized for what some have called tepid support of our longtime ally israel. meantime, abbas says the only reason he went to the u.n. as a last resort is because 18 years of negotiations have failed to produce statehood for his people, encouraged, some say, by the arab uprisings in northern africa a
nations general assembly. one of the biggest issues will be palestine's bid to be recognized as a state. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on that. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hey there, joe. good morning, everyone. president obama while he is in new york is planning to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the white house tells us there is no planned meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. and president obama said the u.s. is set to veto...
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part of the united nations but it would be a non observer status so it would be as observer status nonmember observer status so that is what we are hearing right now everyone in terms of officials and heads of state having made comments so far but speaking of the general assembly there are more speeches to calm throughout the day iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will be addressing the international body as will the british prime minister david cameron earlier in the day dozens of countries got together for a global terror counter-terrorism forum this is the first type of gathering on such an international landscape where countries are coming together to identify the urgent needs to combat terrorism around the world russia the united states members of the european union and several other countries. i timed it and there was an attendance all spoke for four minutes russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said that ten years post nine eleven terrorists and still remains a significant international retracts in the global community must work together to combat a common enemy he said the world
part of the united nations but it would be a non observer status so it would be as observer status nonmember observer status so that is what we are hearing right now everyone in terms of officials and heads of state having made comments so far but speaking of the general assembly there are more speeches to calm throughout the day iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will be addressing the international body as will the british prime minister david cameron earlier in the day dozens of countries...
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president obama, meantime, addressed the united nations general assembly today. he expressed disappointment that the peace process between israel and the palestinians has not progressed enough for palestinian statehood. the president meets with palestinian authority abbas in just a few minutes. in the grapevine tonight, how world leaders are living it up while at the u.n. meeting. "special report" from orlando, florida, starts at 6:00 o'clock eastern. now we'll send it back to new york and my colleagues at "the five." >> you take that juan? >> i'm back with my country fried folks here. welcome back to "the five." first up, sarah palin. she keeps the rumors alive for a possible run for president. here is what sarah palin said as sean hannity -- on sean hannity last night. watch this. >> in this primary, i think people are still going to be coming and going because there is still time and i'm one of those considering but a lot is going to happen in the next 14 months. mark my word, it is going to be an unconventional type of election process. >> well, sarah palin,
president obama, meantime, addressed the united nations general assembly today. he expressed disappointment that the peace process between israel and the palestinians has not progressed enough for palestinian statehood. the president meets with palestinian authority abbas in just a few minutes. in the grapevine tonight, how world leaders are living it up while at the u.n. meeting. "special report" from orlando, florida, starts at 6:00 o'clock eastern. now we'll send it back to new...
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general assembly this is live video of that address right now when you can as he's getting some of his remarks have prompted members of the various countries represented at the united nations to get up and leave the auditorium because they disagree with the content of his speech we'll have more on that as it happens and the fallout and effects from what he says. as we get them here on r t so stay with us. meanwhile the world body is moving ahead with more developments to come from the palestinian bid or he's marina portnoy has the latest from new york well it's been relatively quiet so far in terms of official statements regarding the palestinian bid for statehood harker earlier in the day dozens of countries got together for a global counterterrorism forum the russia the united states members of the european union and several other countries russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said that ten years post nine eleven terrorists and still remains the international retracts in the global community working together to combat a common enemy he said the world should stay particular attentio
general assembly this is live video of that address right now when you can as he's getting some of his remarks have prompted members of the various countries represented at the united nations to get up and leave the auditorium because they disagree with the content of his speech we'll have more on that as it happens and the fallout and effects from what he says. as we get them here on r t so stay with us. meanwhile the world body is moving ahead with more developments to come from the...
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and it did not include input from the 192-member united nations general assembly. but international support for the no-fly zone is now waning. the libyan government is alleging that coalition bombings have killed many civilians. doctors on the ground say over 100 civilians have died. military deaths not included. the 22-member arab league this week accused the u.s. and the coalition of ignoring the u.n. >> as far as we're concerned the arab league, we requested the security council to establish a no-fly zone in order to protect the civilians, in addition to safe areas for the civilians to sit in without attacks on them. >> brazil, russia, india and china, the bric nations, are all calling for an immediate cessation of the no-fly zone. u.s. defense secretary robert gates says it's gaddafi that is stained with civilian blood. >> it's perfectly evident that the vast majority if not nearly all civilian casualties have been inflicted by gaddafi. >> question, if this nato-led no-fly zone does not remove gaddafi, will the u.s. be forced to put boots on the ground? >> if y
and it did not include input from the 192-member united nations general assembly. but international support for the no-fly zone is now waning. the libyan government is alleging that coalition bombings have killed many civilians. doctors on the ground say over 100 civilians have died. military deaths not included. the 22-member arab league this week accused the u.s. and the coalition of ignoring the u.n. >> as far as we're concerned the arab league, we requested the security council to...
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but still, when the united nations general assembly convenes in new york city, even in a city like new york, you feel it. and you feel it not just because of all the traffic that it causes but because there is a sudden international influx of world leaders and their entourages and their issues. even the protests change. new york city always has protests. but it's only when the u.n. is in session that we have something like this, an anti-iran, russia, china, syria protest being led by activists from egypt, iran, palestine, syria, tunisia, and yemen. in terms of protests inside the u.n., though, this year was a particularly good year for what's come to be known as the annual walk out on mahmoud day. this happens every year. the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, stands up to give a speech. shirt, jacket, no tie. he's very short. he gets up to give his speech. he starts denying the holocaust. he starts demonizing america. now he's also a 9/11 truther, for the record. and every year like clockwork when he does that speech in that suit and that shirt with no tie this happens. >> while
but still, when the united nations general assembly convenes in new york city, even in a city like new york, you feel it. and you feel it not just because of all the traffic that it causes but because there is a sudden international influx of world leaders and their entourages and their issues. even the protests change. new york city always has protests. but it's only when the u.n. is in session that we have something like this, an anti-iran, russia, china, syria protest being led by activists...
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you're here in new york for the united nations general assembly. i want to talk to you about president obama, because he's come to new york today. it's obviously a big day for him and the assembly. he's chosen today to announce his attack now on the financial crisis in america. which is to tax the rich in a much heavier way. what is your reaction to that as a world leader? >> as prime minister of norway, i fully understand it. compared to, perhaps norway, rich people pay much less taxes in the u.s. than in norway. >> what is the comparative taxation? >> in norway, the average tax on people earning more than 1 million will be around 50% or something. >> so significantly higher? >> yeah. >> so i understand that there has to be a balance. i think everyone understands there has to be a balance between income and expenditures. when you have a deficit, you need to reduce expenditures. at the same time, it may be a good idea to increase income. and those who have most, who most probably also contribute a bit more than they do today. >> how kenned are you
you're here in new york for the united nations general assembly. i want to talk to you about president obama, because he's come to new york today. it's obviously a big day for him and the assembly. he's chosen today to announce his attack now on the financial crisis in america. which is to tax the rich in a much heavier way. what is your reaction to that as a world leader? >> as prime minister of norway, i fully understand it. compared to, perhaps norway, rich people pay much less taxes...
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we're on the united nations today to hear iran's president address the general assembly. and he quickly prompted french, british and other delegates to walk out of his speech after saying the u.s. government views zionism as sacred and european countries still use the holocaust after six decades as the excuse to pay ransom to zionists. his words. >>> southwest airlines is working with federal and local officials to investigate suspicious tagging incidents involving some of its passenger jets in los angeles. as you can see in this video, a white marking is visible on the tail of one of the airlines' planes there. an airline spokesperson could not comment on the number of planes vandalized. where the incidents were recorded or give specific details about what the markings actually were or what they mean. we'll bring you updates on the story as it evolves. >>> in michigan, a $10,000 reward is being offered for any information can lead to an arrest in this car bombing. it happened in monroe, michigan. about 40 miles south of detroit on tuesday. a well known divorce attorney a
we're on the united nations today to hear iran's president address the general assembly. and he quickly prompted french, british and other delegates to walk out of his speech after saying the u.s. government views zionism as sacred and european countries still use the holocaust after six decades as the excuse to pay ransom to zionists. his words. >>> southwest airlines is working with federal and local officials to investigate suspicious tagging incidents involving some of its...
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generalcy s -- general assembly. in years gone by he's insinuated the american government was behind 9/11 and claimed homosexuality doesn't exist in iran. and can we expect more of the same today? i am joined now by bobby goesh. what do you expect today? >> if anything it is set up so he is probably going to be even more inflammatory. understand he is coming to new york, the weakest he's ever been in his presidency. the arab spring is completely destroyed his hopes of extending iranian influence in the arab world. he's having tremendous difficulty with his greatest ally, syria, which is in meltdown. and at home he's having sort of serious competition with the clergy, with the alternative power. he is coming to new york. he's very weak. even the episode where he released scott and josh. they announced they were going to be released immediately and the clergy said no, they are not. they are questioning him and pushing him. he is coming here with his back the the wall and when people have their back to the wall they oft
generalcy s -- general assembly. in years gone by he's insinuated the american government was behind 9/11 and claimed homosexuality doesn't exist in iran. and can we expect more of the same today? i am joined now by bobby goesh. what do you expect today? >> if anything it is set up so he is probably going to be even more inflammatory. understand he is coming to new york, the weakest he's ever been in his presidency. the arab spring is completely destroyed his hopes of extending iranian...
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nations, but they do it every year anyway and it's like the whole week of the united nations general assembly is like a progressive dinner party without the progress. and they just go around and around. and i'm telling you, this is a boondoggle. you want to save money, make this meeting every other year because you really don't need it every year. the thing that is interesting about the orrin hatch piece is that they haven't had to do that before to threaten to cut off aid and vote for it in the house or senate because we never walked this far up to the line. the other development today was that abbas, the president of the palestinian authority, said he will not heed president obama's request to not call for the vote. and that is a different dynamic. we'll have to see how that shakes out. >> there was some poll that said four out of ten americans have no opinion on this matter. i'm kind of one of them. for americans, the conflict there is like construction on a freeway. you drive by, it's been going on for years, you never see any progress at all. >> that's what i'm saying. >> it's l
nations, but they do it every year anyway and it's like the whole week of the united nations general assembly is like a progressive dinner party without the progress. and they just go around and around. and i'm telling you, this is a boondoggle. you want to save money, make this meeting every other year because you really don't need it every year. the thing that is interesting about the orrin hatch piece is that they haven't had to do that before to threaten to cut off aid and vote for it in...